Jamarian Ficklin and Roughers Work Together for Success
Sophomore Quarterback Jamarian Ficklin and the Muskogee Roughers are undefeated through 8 games. After a 2-8 campaign in '21, Jamarian says the Roughers improvement is the result of a team that has bonded and put in extra effort on the field, and off. Jamarian is a numbers guy who enjoys algebra II and likes the numbers the Roughers are...
Broken Arrow Gaining Momentum For Stretch Run
If the Broken Arrow Tigers make a run during the final month of the high school football regular season, they will likely look back at the second half of last week’s Enid game as the source of their success down the stretch. The Tigers, 2-5 at the time and coming off a demoralizing 77-17 loss to top-ranked Bixby, trailed the...
Starks and Tigers Aim for State Title
Coweta's Na'Kylan Starks didn't get to play as a junior because of injury. Now he's making the most of his senior year. His play at quarterback has led the Tigers to a 7-0 start. Now Na'Kylan and his teammates are hoping to finish strong and go deep into the playoffs. They want to earn a shot at the 5A...
Plainview Looks To Rebound From Heartbreaking Loss
In the movie Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino’s character makes an impassioned locker room speech about football being a game of inches. The Plainview Indians found that out the hard way last week when they came up inches short in a heartbreaking, 35-34 loss to Pauls Valley. The Indians, who trailed by 14 points at halftime, clawed their way back and...
Tulsa World’s Dean Ruhl Loves Oklahoma High School Sports
Dean Ruhl of the Tulsa World is in the early months of his tenure as High School Sports Beat Writer for the Tulsa World. He enjoys the world of Oklahoma High School Sports, learning the ropes from veteran reporters like Barry Lewis and Bill Haisten. Dean Ruhl's love of sports led him into a job where sports are the...
Kilgallon’s Kick Keeps McGuinness Unbeaten
It was the moment all kickers dream about. Two undefeated teams. Tie ballgame. Three seconds left on the clock. Time for one last play. Bishop McGuinness junior Will Kilgallon got to live out that fantasy last week when he and his Fighting Irish teammates squared off against Guthrie in an important district game. Like most dreams, the final moments of the game...
Kamden Sixkiller at Home at Norman North
Kamden Sixkiller is getting his moment to shine as the starting quarterback for the Norman North Timberwolves. He had an outstanding performance against Broken Arrow on September 30th. He wants to make that his typical, rather than exceptional level of play. He's overcome a childhood injury to excel at the game he loves. As for wearing number 6, Kamden...
Defense Propels Coweta Up The Class 5A Rankings
If you want to know why the Coweta Tigers have been so successful this high school football season, look no further than the play of their defense. The Tigers (5-0) have allowed just 34 points in their first five games, recording shutouts against Pryor and Glenpool. They also have wins over a pair of currently ranked teams, 5A #7 Carl...
Dietrich Moore Flys Around for Tigers
Dietrich Moore is a senior linebacker for the Broken Arrow Tigers. He grew up playing baseball and football. Dietrich says he used to 'fly around' the outfield as a baseball player. Now he's flyin' around making plays for the Broken Arrow football team. An injury late in the 2021 season kept him out of playoff games. This year he...
Pioneers Majoring In Chemistry This Season
Championship teams always seem to have great chemistry, and Stillwater head coach Tucker Barnard believes this year’s Pioneer football squad has that special intangible in spades. “This group is special,” admitted Barnard, whose team has won its first four games of the season. “This group is really close. It’s a really tight-knit group of guys. When I hear them being...
